This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.